Orangewillow

Wow!  Where did August go?  Pivot Gallery and Boutique has now been open for an entire month!  Needless to say it has consumed all of my time.  Well that, moving, running my own etsy store, being ill, being a mom, you name it and it happened this month!  I feel like I need a month [...]

So my sister is co-owner of Pivot gallery and boutique.  She has been working mega hard at getting the gallery up and running but she did manage to finish some new paintings for the opening and I am so proud to have them in the shop.  Tammy is a great artist and I hope soon [...]

I have been working so much on the store I have fallen behind again so now you get lots of posts in a row while I play some catch up.  Chainchainchained is the newest jeweler to join the Pivot team.  She gives a unique new take to jewelry in our shop with a fun novelty [...]

So one of the most highly anticipated artisans we will have at Pivot is Nervous Systems.  Everyone we have shown says they want one so it may be another we see sell out opening night.  I know I want several pieces as does my sister.

So its official!  My sister and I are opening a Brick and Mortar shop and though the stress is high the excitement is even higher!  I have been selling my work for years at boutiques across the nation and have toyed with the idea of opening one myself.  My sister and I began discussing the [...]

While Josh was in Portland to give a talk on his ninja skills as a rails coder I had a busy week.  The highlight of which was some good times with friends and a show at Krafthaus downtown.  The show did well and it was a lot of fun to dress up and go out.  [...]

My brother-in-law gave me the pictures today of the CAC gala. I was so glad my parents attended. My feet were killing me by the after party so I was ready to leave by 11. Next year I will have to dress more comfortably so I can make it for the long [...]

So the last couple weeks have been very busy.  First was my trip to San Francisco and meeting with the publisher.  I flew home for a few days, scooped up my daughter and headed back out to San Mateo for Maker Faire.  Tomorrow I fly home and I am looking forward to curling up in [...]

I just got back from San Francisco and I am soooo tired but I had a great time. I had some health issues towards the end of the trip but nothing that was life shattering and it passed soon enough. However tomorrow a call to the Doctor is in my future as well [...]

Well, something like that. Lark and Loon has released the children’s t-shirt designs and they are just fabulous. Not only to I want to buy all three of mine but I also want to buy all the other designers works as well. They are currently carrying three of my designs, King, Ruff, [...]